New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
hINnESOTA NEWS ITEKS

&lnnES0IA 4 MEMS | IEMS
In some places the mercury changed so
degrees in 4S hours, at t he beginning Of tho
cold spell. g 81
There are eleven cases Of diphtheria in
the orphans' home at essl.
Rev. D. Henderson OF Worthington has
accepted a call to the First Congrcgation.
| charge January i.
The Catholic fair at Austin netted $500.
At Brainerd, Thomas WGdham. a veter-
an engineer OF the Northern Pacific died at
the age OF eighty -eight. He was born in
England, where he ran !. locomotiv ID one
OF the e;lrhest practical applicatio ons OF
steam to railways. He came thence to-
Canada to the Grand Trunk, and next
served the Wabash at Toledo, coming
thence to the Northern Pacific.
The state university regents have M
| structeta their committee onlaw school to
go ahead and complete the organization.
1t will probably be in operation in Janu-
ary, with corps OF eminent Instructors.
Several months ago Jervis ii oward, live
| ing in the northern part OF the state. near
| White Earth reservation, was arrested on
the charge Of defrauding a woman out of
| 81, 200 pension money while acting MS q
| pension agent. He was tried as the Octo.s
ber term OF the United States district
court, found guilty aud sentenced by Judge
! Nelson to thirty days imprisonment and
to pay $500 fine. His term OF imprison-
ment was finished a short time ago. and
through his attorney he Immediately made
duplication to take the poor debtors oath
to escape the fine, but the applicAE ton was
/ denied on the ground that twas too soon
after the expira tion Of his term OF impris-
onment.
/ At Anoka, Arthur johnson, son OF
James Johnson, aged eighteen, went to
I local drug store and called for an cmetic-
/ Four euEces Of tarter elnetic was giver,
and it appears that he did not understa d
| it, or about 400 grains, while ten are II
! dose. The result was fatal poisoning, and
he died alter severe suffering.
/ Friends of Horlong. the murderer ut Fer
| gus Falls will cndeavor to secure commu-
! tation of sentence.
a. 3. Shipley. restaurant keeper o!
| Faribault, was found in his cellar with q
bullet hole in his right temple and dead.
For several months he had been in i'll
! health. and OF late has heenlaboring under
the belief that he was about to fail in bust
ness and that his friends had gone back on
him. His business is in good shape and
was paying well.
1 A house owned aal occupied by Aaron
Stafford, at Reads Landing, was burned
with it's contents.
Frederick Kroeger. twenty years oi age,
employed at digging clay in Goodhue town
ship, was Instantly killed by the caving in
OF the clay.
At SAuk Cen ter, w L. Rnssell has made
an assignment to A. III. Petit for the bene-
fit OF his creditors. Assets, $4,000; liubili-
ties. $1,000.
At Albert Lea the grocery firm OF Boone
d Benson assigned for tile benefit OF their
creditors. The liabilities are 81, 500.
/ DR.. Brewer Mattocks Of Faribault, for
rner resident of st. Paul. who has for
some time past been engaged in writing
! p,,ems OF undoubted merit and literary
secluded from the public. has at last con.
sented to give readings from his works.
The State Historical society has received
eighty-six volumes on American gene,.lagy,
which was purchased by All agent of the
society ut the sale OF the Guild library
which took place at Boston. Some OF the
hooks are exceedingly rare and valuable.
The societ; is now in the possession of
about six hundred volumes on American
genealogy. Here is q chance row, for the
people OF Minnesota to find out something
about their ancestors.
The wedding OF Fred S. Moore. son OF ].
i X. Moore. secretary OF Gev. McGill, ard
Miss Callie G. Brandt OF San Diego, Cal,
which was postponed from Oct. 81 on ac.
count OF the death of the sister Of the
bride, took place Nov. 20. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore will reside at San Bernardino, Cal.
Hon. Aaron O1sssun ef Rochester, died a
lew days ago, at the agetof % years. Mr.,
OZmun was one el the Asidest and most re-
spected residents OF she state. and as
prominent in i,clitics come years ago. l,av-
ing represented Dlmsted county in the state
legislature during 1859 and 1860. A. NJ,
Oznlun, president oil the firm OF Farweai,
Ozmmn, Kirk u Co, and Edward H. or.
mum, attorney. both residents OF st. Paul,
are SONS of the deceased.
Duiuth had q S11yoO0 fire on Monday
Nov. 2Stf. The principal sufferers are Z.
Stenson, @. Alden, Rczarde and Fesaoti.
and Mr. Kssmse.
The Fergus Falls journal states that
Capt. George "a. Thompson. OF Deer Creek.
! a we'll known and Nacti We politician. wsss in.
dicted by The last grand jury for using
$500 sof the funds ofshis school district i
which he WAS treasurer. a warrant has
been ISSUED for his errest but he canrst be
found. s 5
At SaukGe.tre, au,an named Schwnllor,
eintioyed III the Keller factory, had &
y
planer- HE sleeve was first caught and
drew his arn in.
Even Kleuess, Of Ffseman, Freedom caar,1-
ty, has Lost so hogs lrom hog cholera. No
other cases af the dise;ese are known sa the
county. 5l
I At Hastings, Fred Fischer attempted TO
comnnit suicide by TALKING a dose of strych-
q nine. but hesEromptsnse OF emetics saved
him.
!. The Fers,ss Falls Ugeblad, a Nor ~esian
weekly paper at Fergss Fails. is opposed
& to the hanging ef HOlong. and it is under.
stood that several prominent Norwegian NJ
are circulating a petition asking the gos-
ernssr to commute his sentence.
u John CalGe, a tramping Scotchman, WA
in Jail at st. sClond. bound over for q
"A slight theft a ,shor' time ago ], friend Df
his family in Scotland, which is most re-
spectaht Asd well-t0.do. traced him TO st.
4 Cloud. He was released. the county at
torney allowing him to plead guilty to pet
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